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Yami

A language of Taiwan

ISO 639-3: tao

Population	3,380 (Council of Indigenous Peoples 2002). Ethnic population: 3,384.
Region	Orchid Island, Botel Tobago (Lanyu) Island, southeast coast.
Language map	Taiwan
Alternate names	Botel Tabago, Botel Tobago, Lanyu, Tao, Tawu
Dialects	Similar to northern Philippines Ivatan [ivv].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Bashiic, Yami
Language use	Also use Mandarin.
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1994.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	People prefer to be called ‘Tao’. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Rau, D. Victoria and Hui-Huan Ann Chang. 2006. "Phonological variation and sound change in Yami on Orchid island."  

Rau, D. Victoria, Meng-Chien Yang and Maa-Neu Dong. 2006. "Endangered language documentation and transmission."  

West, Anne. 1995. "Yami: introduction and wordlist."